1965 New York Jets season

1965 season of AFL team New York Jets November 2013 March 2026 Heidi Game program.jpg New York Jets 1965 5–8–1 2nd AFL East Weeb Ewbank Sonny Werblin Shea Stadium Did not qualify Jets seasons The 1965 New York Jets season was the sixth season for the team in the American Football League (AFL). The season began with the team trying to improve on their 5–8–1 record from 1964 under head coach Weeb Ewbank. The Jets finished the season 5–8–1, their third consecutive season with that record. The Jets drafted Joe Namath, who made his first appearance in the second game of the year against Kansas City, relieving Mike Taliaferro. Namath would start the last six games of the season, where he won three of them. The Jets changed their primary logo in 1965, reversing the colors and slightly enlarging the helmet decal, which was now solid green with white lettering ("JETS" in thick sans-serif italics in front of "NY" in outline serif lettering) and a white miniature football at bottom center. Offseason Draft 1965 AFL draft 1965 New York Jets 1 1 Joe Namath QB Alabama yes yes yes Roster 1965 New York Jets 12 Joe Namath y 17 Mike Taliaferro 30 Mark Smolinski 31 Bill Mathis 41 Matt Snell y 45 Kern Carson y 13 Don Maynard 20 Bob Schweickert y 29 Bake Turner 80 Jim Evans wide receiver 83 George Sauer Jr. 89 Dee Mackey 52 Mike Hudock C 56 John Schmitt C American football 61 Dan Ficca G 65 Sam DeLuca G 67 Dave Herman American football G 71 Nick DeFelice T y 75 Winston Hill T 79 Sherman Plunkett T 72 Paul Rochester DT 78 Jim Harris American football DT y 81 Gerry Philbin DE 82 Bert Wilder DT/DE 86 Verlon Biggs DE y 87 LaVerne Torczon DE 51 Ralph Baker linebacker OLB 54 Wahoo McDaniel MLB 60 Larry Grantham OLB 63 Jim O'Mahoney no y OLB 88 Al Atkinson y MLB 22 Willie West CB 25 Ray Abruzzese FS 40 Dainard Paulson SS 42 Clyde Washington CB 46 Bill Baird American football FS 48 Cornell Gordon y CB 11 Jim Turner placekicker K 33 Curley Johnson P 85 Gene Heeter TE IR 44 Jim Hudson S IR 32 Charlie Browning y no RB -- Seth Cartwright y no DT -- Mitch Dudek y Y -- Jim Gray y no CB -- John Huarte y QB 45 Cosmo Iacavazzi y RB 64 Pete Perreault G/T -- Gary Plumlee y no DE 23 Bill Rademacher WR Regular season Schedule Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Attendance Recap 1 September 12 at Houston Oilers L 21–27 0–1 Rice Stadium 52,680 Recap 2 September 18 Kansas City Chiefs L 10–14 0–2 Shea Stadium 53,658 Recap 3 September 26 at Buffalo Bills L 21–33 0–3 War Memorial Stadium 45,056 Recap 4 October 3 at Denver Broncos L 13–16 0–4 Bears Stadium 34,988 Recap 5Bye 6 October 16 Oakland Raiders T 24–24 0–4–1 Shea Stadium 59,890 Recap 7 October 23 San Diego Chargers L 9–34 0–5–1 Shea Stadium 60,679 Recap 8 October 31 Denver Broncos W 45–10 1–5–1 Shea Stadium 55,572 Recap 9 November 7 at Kansas City Chiefs W 13–10 2–5–1 Municipal Stadium 25,523 Recap 10 November 14 at Boston Patriots W 30–20 3–5–1 Fenway Park 18,589 Recap 11 November 21 Houston Oilers W 41–14 4–5–1 Shea Stadium 55,312 Recap 12 November 28 Boston Patriots L 23–27 4–6–1 Shea Stadium 59,334 Recap 13 December 4 at San Diego Chargers L 7–38 4–7–1 Balboa Stadium 32,167 Recap 14 December 12 at Oakland Raiders L 14–24 4–8–1 Frank Youell Field 19,013 Recap 15 December 19 Buffalo Bills W 14–12 5–8–1 Shea Stadium 57,396 Recap Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text. Standings thumb|right|300px|Program for the October 16 game against the Oakland Raiders. Awards and honors Joe Namath, Offensive MVP, AFL All-Star Game, UPI Rookie of the Year External links 1965 team stats Category:New York Jets seasons New York Jets New York Jets Category:1960s in Queens